Denver, Colorado - The final hour is shaping up to be about defense supply chains, advanced materials, AI infrastructure, energy small caps and hydrogen leadership transitions, and these are the names traders are watching into the bell and after-hours.
Missile Momentum: Mobix Labs
Mobix Labs (NASDAQ:MOBX) has dominated the session, trading over one billion shares and looking at potentially crossing the dollar mark, as momentum players swarm the stock following news of a significant production purchase order tied to the U.S. Navy’s Tomahawk cruise missile program.
The company supplies a high-reliability filtering component designed to protect and stabilize sensitive onboard electronics by mitigating electromagnetic interference, a mission-critical function inside active strike systems.
CEO Phil Sansone emphasized the order reflects “active, ongoing production demand within an operational U.S. Navy weapons platform,” underscoring that as production volumes increase, demand for qualified, production-ready suppliers scales alongside it.
Here’s why traders care into the close:
MOBX is already designed-in and qualified within the Tomahawk supply chain.
These are production orders, not R&D prototypes.
Once embedded in long-duration defense programs, recurring cycles can follow.
With the dollar mark in sight and volume at extreme levels, MOBX is firmly on watch for power-hour continuation and potential after-hours follow-through.
Strategic Materials Surge: Kraig Biocraft Laboratories
Kraig Biocraft Laboratories (OTCQB:KBLB) continues to attract attention after being featured on the cover of the March 2026 issue of National Geographic.
The publication highlighted Kraig’s genetically engineered silkworm platform capable of producing authentic spider silk fibers during the natural spinning process, including demonstrations such as towing a car and suspending a person with a single lightweight loop.
The bigger catalyst isn’t just media exposure, it’s production scale.
Kraig is preparing to deploy roughly one million proprietary spider silk silkworm eggs across three Vietnam facilities, targeting up to 10 metric tons of cocoons per month beginning in March. Sustained output would place KBLB among the very few companies in history to commercialize a transgenic animal platform at scale, a milestone historically associated with ATryn, later incorporated into Sanofi (NASDAQ:SNY) following Genzyme’s acquisition.
Spider silk’s toughness, often cited as stronger than Kevlar on a per-weight basis, opens doors across ballistic protection, advanced textiles and industrial applications. Past attempts by DuPont (NYSE:DD) to synthetically replicate spider silk failed to achieve desired fibers.
Into the close, traders are watching for momentum continuation as speculative capital rotates into defense-adjacent materials innovation.
AI Infrastructure Breakout: Rackspace & Palantir
Rackspace Technology (NASDAQ:RXT) hit a fresh 52-week high at $2.73, extending its run since announcing a strategic partnership with Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR).
The collaboration focuses on deploying Palantir’s Foundry and Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) into production environments under Rackspace’s governed managed operations model — especially for regulated industries requiring strict compliance and data sovereignty.
Rackspace plans to scale its Palantir-trained engineering bench from 30 to over 250 in the next year. The narrative shift here is important:
AI is moving from pilot programs to operational budgets.
Rackspace brings 25 years of hybrid infrastructure experience. Palantir provides decision-intelligence operating systems. Together, the partnership aims to move AI into mission-critical environments, not demo labs.
RXT’s breakout makes it one of the key technical names to monitor into after-hours strength.
Small-Cap Energy Strength: Battalion Oil
Battalion Oil Corporation (NYSE:BATL) also tagged a fresh 52-week high, $29.70, after announcing a definitive agreement to raise approximately $15 million at $5.50 per share with a new institutional investor.
Net proceeds of roughly $14.1 million will support working capital and general corporate purposes.
In a commodity-sensitive environment, balance sheet flexibility equals survival. For small-cap upstream operators, fresh capital during favorable price conditions can provide operational breathing room.
BATL’s breakout puts it on watch for continuation if energy prices remain supportive.
Hydrogen Reset: Plug Power
Leadership transitions often trigger volatility, and Plug Power (NASDAQ:PLUG) is in focus after announcing Jose Luis Crespo as Chief Executive Officer, effective March 2, 2026.
Crespo previously served as President and Chief Revenue Officer, helping scale revenue from approximately $27 million in 2013 to more than $700 million in 2025 and building a revenue pipeline exceeding $8 billion in strategic opportunities.
Crespo stated the company is entering its next phase with priorities including “disciplined execution, margin improvement, capital efficiency to achieve sustainable profitable growth.”
Plug reaffirmed financial targets of:
Positive EBITDAS by end of 2026
Positive operating income by end of 2027
Full profitability by end of 2028
With over 74,000 fuel cell systems deployed and hydrogen infrastructure assets operating globally, PLUG now pivots from growth narrative to execution narrative. a shift the market has been demanding.
Top of Form
24/7 Market News encourages readers and industry observers to obtain a copy of this month’s National Geographic to review the full feature and explore the scientific context in depth. Interested persons can order a copy of the magazine from National Geographic at https://ngsingleissues.nationalgeographic.com/natgeo-march-2026.
You can purchase a digital copy of the article directly from National Geographic at https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/spider-silk-silkworm-genetic-engineering
** Photography by Mark Thiessen, NGM Staff, Image Copyright: National Geographic Magazine
As recombinant biomaterials continue to move from laboratory research toward commercial production, independent coverage from globally recognized science publications reflects growing mainstream attention to the field.
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